The dynamics of social care and employment in mid-life
The dynamics of social care and employment in mid-life
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x17000964
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Vlachantoni, Athina
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作者：
Gomez-Leon, Madelin;Evandrou, Maria;Vlachantoni, Athina
摘要本研究旨在探讨高龄父母/公婆提供非正式照护与成年子女中年就业状况的关系。该研究分析了1958年在英国出生的一组人的独特面板数据，重点关注有可能提供照顾（即至少有一位在世的父母/岳父母）并在50岁时就业的受访者。在控制社会人口统计学特征、被调查者的健康状况及其伴侣的就业状况的情况下，采用Logistic回归研究50岁和55岁照顾对55岁就业状况的影响。单独的模型考察(a)退出劳动力市场与继续工作的可能性，以及(b)在继续工作的人中，减少就业时间的可能性。不同类型的护理（个人的、基本的和工具性的支持）被区分开来，以及护理的时间。研究结果强调，无论是男性还是女性护理人员，照顾更多的个人任务和更长时间都与离职有关。相比之下，更密集的护理对减少工作时间的负面影响仅对男性有显著影响，这表明女性可能会在工作的同时承担重症监护的责任，或者干脆不工作。在寿命延长的背景下，促进女性和男性在中年时兼顾有偿工作和父母照顾将变得越来越重要。
This study investigates the relationship between the provision of informal care to older parents/parents-in-law and the employment status of adult children in mid-life. The study analyses unique panel data for a cohort of individuals born in 1958 in Britain, focusing on respondents at risk of providing care (i.e. with at least one surviving parent/parent-in-law) and in employment at 50. Logistic regression is used to investigate the impact of caring at 50 and 55 on employment status at 55, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, the respondent's health status and their partner's employment status. Separate models examine (a) the likelihood of exiting the labour force versus continuing work, and (b) amongst those continuing in work, the likelihood of reducing hours of employment. Different types of care (personal, basic and instrumental support) are distinguished, along with hours of caring. The results highlight that providing care for more personal tasks, and for a higher number of hours, are associated with exiting employment for both men and women carers. In contrast, the negative impact of more intense care-giving on reducing working hours was significant only for men - suggesting that women may juggle intensive care commitments alongside work or leave work altogether. Facilitating women and men to combine paid work and parental care in mid-life will be increasingly important in the context of rising longevity.